A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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GTL Achieves Big Growth

 Mumbai: The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s Gem Testing Laboratory (GTL) at Jaipur showed a 40% growth in its performance in April – September 2014 compared to 15% growth in the same period last year. Being founded under the aegis of the Council (GJEPC), GTL has scored over their performance last year on account of constant upgrading of technology

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GJEPC Insists again to Introduce Presumptive Tax

Mumbai: A 15-member delegation of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)  officials and industry members, led by GJEPC Chairman Vipul Shah, met Hon’ble Mr. Saurabh Patel, Finance Minister, Government of Gujarat, on Sunday November 16th. One of the important issue discussed among others was that of presumptive taxation. For long now, the diamond industry of the country has

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'Hand-Holding Makes Relationships Stronger'

New York: Americans believe hand-holding makes relationships stronger, according to a survey conducted by Forevermark as part of its Hold My Hand Forever campaign. The company launched the campaign in October, encouraging couples to share their hand-holding moments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the #HoldMyHandForever hashtag. The survey found that 94 percent of Americans in a committed relationship believe

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Zimbabwe Govt. Shuts Down 11 Gold Mines

Harare: Government has temporarily shut down 11 gold mining companies for non-compliance with mining regulations in a drastic measure to curb gold leakages and increase deliveries. Gold leakages have been cited as a major contributor to the decline in gold sales from 27 tonnes in 1999 to 12 tonnes per year now. Government’s target is to raise gold production levels

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India Pavilion at HK Fair Features 72 Companies

Hong Kong: The Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) has made a return to its signature “One Fair, Two Venues” B2B format, with over 3,500 exhibitors converging to showcase their latest collections to trade buyers from around the world. Organised by the GJEPC, the India Pavilion at Asia World-Expo (AWE) from 18th-22nd September boasts an impressive 72 companies occupying

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NDC Partners with Jewellery Brands in China

Mumbai: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) recently announced a strategic partnership with two prominent leaders in China: DR Diamond Ring (Darry Ring), the world’s leading engagement ring brand(*), and LIU GUI FU JEWELRY, a renowned Chinese jewellery brand. Together, they will produce a range of digital content, online and offline communication projects. In addition, they will also leverage their educational

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Kareena Kapoor Opens Women Entrepreneurs’ Exhibition

Mumbai: The 36th edition of the most anticipated event in the city – the Women Entrepreneurs’ Exhibition organized by the Ladies’ Wing of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened yesterday. For over five decades, the Wing has championed women’s empowerment, fostered entrepreneurship, and promoted economic growth through its innovative initiatives. This popular event was a spectacular showcase of

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5th Bharat Diamond Week from 2nd Oct

Mumbai: The Bharat Diamond week (BDW) is an exclusive Diamond and Diamond Jewellery Exhibition organized by Bharat Diamond Bourse [BDB] within the BDB complex in Mumbai, India.  This 5th edition of BDW has confirmed Buying delegations from Diamond buying fraternity. Close to 50 large medium sized and small Diamond companies have confirmed booth space and would be showcasing exclusive high quality diamonds and

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